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A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI
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VOLUME 103 NO. 2
WINTER 2016
PREPARED HERE. PROVEN EVERYWHERE.
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New Drugs to Treat
Infectious Diseases
From the Alumni
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A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
OF UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES
VOLUME 103 NO. 2
WINTER 2016
COVER STORIES
Prepared Here.
Proven Everywhere.
Page 3
The College Scorecard illustrates
USciences grads’ career success.
Life Comes Full Circle for
Longtime PCP Professor
Alumni Association President SIOBHAN DUFFY P’84, BW’05 welcomes alumni
to the annual reunion dinner and awards ceremony.
Page 5
In his battle against AML DANIEL A.
HUSSAR P’62, MS’64, PhD’67 was
treated by former students.
Providing Hands For Life
to Those in Need
Page 7
SAMUEL DILITO TURAY, MEd, MPH’11
served on the front lines in the battle
against Ebola.
MasterChef Contestant
Received Her First
Culinary Stamp of
Approval from USciences
FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
The Hunt for New Drugs to
Treat Infectious Diseases
From the President
Page 14
Research by JOHN W. TOMSHO
PhC’98, PhD, is looking for drugs that
treat infectious diseases.
Reunion
Page 2
Bulletin Board
Page 15
From the Alumni Association
President’s Pen
Page 18
Page 21
This past October, over 220 alumni
and guests returned to campus for
Reunion 2015 and Alumni Weekend.
Alumni Events
Page 22
Class Notes
Page 24
Page 10
HETAL (SHELADIA) VASAVADA BC’06
cooked up a storm on the FOX show.
A Second Chance
Leads to Life Lessons
Page 12
A.C. MARCHIONNE BI’95, MS, MBA,
credits much of his career success to
life lessons learned as an undergrad.
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From the President
Dear Alumni and Friends,
We want to wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2016. I have now fulfilled
my first semester as interim president. The amount of learning that has come
with this position has been astounding. I have learned much, but more
importantly, as a university, we need to continue to take action and make
positive changes in a number of areas in order to continue to fulfill our
mission: prepare our students to become leaders, innovators, and skilled
practitioners in the sciences, the health professions, and related disciplines.
We recognize that universities are under intense pressure to reinvent themselves to become less
dependent on tuition and fee increases, to balance budgets, and to reverse the trends of increasing
debt. We must invest in those programs that are relevant to current needs in healthcare and science.
And at the same time, we must make sure our programs are viable and that they differentiate us.
As a University, we are embarking on a challenging exercise over the next year to review all academic
and nonacademic programs to address relevance and viability. Setting academic priorities and properly
aligning our resources are of critical importance to the long-term sustainability of the University.
We also recognize that we have areas to address with regards to student satisfaction. Happy
students lead to fulfilled professionals and to happy alumni. Therefore, we are digging deeper into
areas already identified by our students as needing improvement and taking appropriate steps to
correct the issues. Our student outcomes are among the best in the nation; but our student body of
millennials also make demands on us and are reeducating us in new ways to educate them!
While 2016 will no doubt be a busy year, we have a lot to celebrate in the near term and in just five
years, we will mark our bicentennial. You might think the 200th celebration of Philadelphia College
of Pharmacy is far off, but it will be here before you know it. Rest assured, we have already started
to plan for our University-wide celebration and corresponding capital campaign.
That said, I am happy to welcome Teresa (Flick) Winslow P’78 in an interim capacity to lead our
Institutional Advancement and Marketing Divisions and bring the Campus Master Plan capital
campaign to life. We look forward to her expertise and knowledge in building up our fundraising
capabilities and resources.
For the past few months, we have been assessing a strategic partnership that might lead to a
merger with Salus University in Elkins Park. While we believe in the synergies that might be afforded
by a strategic partnership, at this time, a merger will not take place. To that end, we have restarted
our presidential search.
If it seems like there is a lot going on, there is! This next calendar year will be a transitional and
possibly transformational year. And while all of this change and transition may be daunting, the
changes in higher education are challenging us to assess our direction and destination in the
education of healthcare and science professionals.
We have a unique university in a city with a long history of education and medicine. We want our
heritage and history to be preserved as we prepare for the future. Together we will shape this
university to deliver the most successful and happy graduates that are “proven everywhere”!
Sincerely,
Kathleen R. Mayes P’76, PharmD’78
Interim President
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Salary After
Attending
$85,800
TOP 10 IN THE
NATION IN SALARY
AFTER GRADUATION
$34,343
NATIONAL
AVERAGE
Source: US Department of Education
Prepared Here. Proven Everywhere.
By Lauren Whetzel Siburkis
Talk about a return on a college
investment. The U.S. Department
of Education’s College Scorecard,
launched in September 2015, puts
University of the Sciences graduates
high on the list of top career earnings.
In other rankings within the College
Scorecard, USciences ranked No. 4 in
the Mid-Atlantic Region and No. 9 in
the United States when compared to
the median earnings of graduates from
four-year U.S. colleges and universities.
The College Scorecard shows
USciences grads earned the highest
among Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
and Delaware college graduates with
a median annual income of $85,800
a decade after students enrolled.
This database gives families the most
complete set of publicly available data
regarding the costs and benefits of a
particular higher education institution.
The College Scorecard database takes
a different approach to comparing
“We’ve always known that this is
one of the benefits of being a
University that is focused on the
health and science professions,”
said KATHLEEN R. MAYES P’76,
PharmD’78, interim president.
colleges and universities across the
country. The data sources are annual
surveys that all institutions are required
to submit to the federal government.
Users can sort schools by their students’
median earnings or by the average
annual net price for progression and
graduation rates.
Continued on page 4
Highest median earnings 10 years after enrollment
for grads of four-year colleges/universities across the U.S.
1. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
NY
$121,500
2.
MCPHS UniversityMA
$116,400
3. Upstate Medical University
NY
$112,900
4. Samuel Merritt University
CA
$111,500
5. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
NY
$110,600
6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MA
$91,600
7. United States Merchant Marine Academy
NY
$89,000
8.
Harvard UniversityMA
$87,200
9. UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES
PA$85,800
10. Babson CollegeMA
$85,500
95%
SOUGHT-AFTER GRADS
WITHIN 6 MONTHS
OF GRADUATION
USCIENCES
STUDENTS
EMPLOYED/
ACCEPTED FOR
ADVANCED
DEGREES
Data from a random sample of May 2014 graduates.
Continued from page 3
Data on former students’ salaries were
available for 2,099 four-year institutions
across the United States, including
174 in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and
Delaware. The data were based on
federal tax records of students who
had received a federal loan or grant,
regardless of whether they graduated.
“We’ve always known that
this is one of the benefits of
being a University that is
focused on the health and
science professions.”
KATHLEEN R. MAYES P’76, PharmD’78,
interim president
The College Scorecard fits with the
University’s other talking points to
prospective students:
• USciences’ graduation rate is 15 percent
higher than the national average.
• Ninety-five percent of USciences
graduates are employed or accepted
for an advanced degree within six
months of graduation.
• Ninety-four percent of well-qualified
USciences students are accepted into
medical school; that is 17 percent
higher than the national average.
• USciences offers training for eight of
the 15 best jobs in the U.S., including
dentist, pharmacist, physician,
physical therapist, physician
assistant, market research analyst,
marketing manager, and occupational
therapist, according to U.S. News
and World Report.
“As we communicate with prospective
students, we are always looking for
ways in which we can differentiate
ourselves from among our
competitors,” said Dr. Mayes. “The
College Scorecard rankings are further
proof for our marketing campaign,
Proven Everywhere.”
Read more about the College Scorecard at usciences.edu/ProvenEverywhere.
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Life Comes Full Circle for Longtime PCP Professor
By Lauren Whetzel Siburkis
At 75-years-young, longtime pharmacy
professor DANIEL A. HUSSAR P’62,
MS’64, PhD’67 said he is the first
to admit that he does not identify
with today’s pop culture. However,
he does claim to be young at heart
and attributes that notion to his
daily experiences interacting with his
students at University of the Sciences.
“I’ve enjoyed and valued my 50 years
of service as a faculty member at
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, but I
will not pretend to know my students’
favorite musicians or other popular
activities that they enjoy so much,”
said Dr. Hussar. “I can, however, relate
to the challenges, difficult experiences,
and opportunities that many of them
face in pharmacy school, which allows
me to connect with students who are
two generations younger than I am.”
Dr. Hussar credits the encouraging
results from his recent battle against
acute myeloid leukemia to his strong
faith in God, an excellent treatment
team and care at the Hospital of the
University of Pennsylvania (HUP),
and the unwavering support and
encouragement he received from his
family, friends, and students. Although
his cancer journey is an experience he
would have rather avoided, Dr. Hussar
said that being on the receiving end of
healthcare provided him with a number
of learning opportunities that he is now
able to share with his students.
Continued on page 6
“The former students on
my treatment team are now
pharmacists who specialize
in oncology, and it was my
turn to learn from them…
I was the student, and they
were my teachers.”
DANIEL A. HUSSAR P’62, MS’64, PhD’67
Continued from page 5
Because University of the Sciences places
a strong emphasis on interprofessional
education, Dr. Hussar was delighted that
pharmacists were an active part of his
treatment team in the oncology unit at
HUP. In fact, most of those pharmacists
were his former students and played an
important role in the recommendations
and decisions regarding his drug therapy.
“My relationship with students has
come full circle,” Dr. Hussar said. “The
former students on my treatment team
are now pharmacists who specialize in
oncology, and it was my turn to learn
from them…I was the student, and they
were my teachers.”
He particularly noted that the former
students who worked with him at
the hospital ranged from young
pharmacists to those who have
been in the field for many years and
included CATHERINE BURDALSKI
PharmD’13, ANDREW GENCO
PharmD’12, DENISE GORMAN
PharmD’99, DAVID KIM PharmD’04,
TRACY KRAUSE PharmD’08, and
FRANK SUPLICK PharmD’11.
teaching and to his long tenure at the
University.
Although Dr. Hussar said retirement is
on his radar in the future, he is not quite
ready to make that decision. After all, he
believes the next few years will be some
of the most exciting years for the institution in terms of expanding its academic
offerings and implementing progressive
changes in the pharmacy program.
His fondest memory from PCP,
however, is meeting his wife of 48
years, SUZANNE P’67. They have
three sons, their wives, who he
considers his daughters, and eight
grandchildren: ERIC P’98 and Terra
(Alex, Wesley, Anna Kathryn, Cara,
and Eden), Christopher and Carmen
(Pippa and Esteé), and Timothy and
Christina (Finley).
As he reflects on nearly 60 years as
both a student and professor, Dr.
Hussar said he is thankful for many
experiences that have molded him into
the man he is today. First, his exposure
to two PCP graduates at a community
pharmacy at which he worked as a
teenager influenced him to follow in
their footsteps. He is also appreciative
of the top-notch pharmacy education
and faculty support that he received as
both a student and teaching assistant
at PCP, as they have been among the
driving factors that have contributed
to his decision to pursue a career in
Read the Philadelphia Inquirer profile
on Dr. Hussar at bit.ly/HussarInky.
Dr. Hussar is happy to report that
after several rounds of chemotherapy
and participation in a study of an
investigational drug, his leukemia is
stabilized. He has regained his strength
and energy and has been back in action
in the classroom as well as with various
professional organizations, educating
yet another generation of future
healthcare providers.
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Providing Hands For Life to Those in Need
By Brian Kirschner
The tiny African nation of Sierra Leone
with a population of about six million
has been at war off and on since the
early ’90s. Between 1991 and 2002, a
civil war raged in the country before
U.N. peacekeepers helped restore order.
By 2005, a period of calm ensued with
peaceful elections taking place and a
rebuilding process beginning.
But things changed again on May 24,
2014, when the first case of Ebola, a
virus that takes no sides, was reported.
As of October 2015, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention reported
8,704 laboratory-confirmed cases of
Ebola in Sierra Leone resulting in 3,955
deaths. The number of suspected cases is
actually closer to 14,000 but not all have
been verified in the lab.
Serving on the front lines in this new war
is SAMUEL DILITO TURAY, MEd,
MPH’11, a policy analyst in the office of
the chief of staff in the office of the president. On the weekends, Turay battles the
epidemic as part of Hands For Life, an
organization he started in 2010.
How Turay found himself in this
situation is the luck of the draw, literally.
One day in 2005, Turay went to an
Internet café to check his mail and met a
group of guys playing the Diversity Visa
lottery—a chance to get a visa to the U.S.
“I had a good job. I didn’t think I
needed to go anywhere. But I thought,
let me give it a try,” Turay recalled. “I
played, and we won as a family.”
his MPH in 2011. AMY JESSOP,
MPH, PhD, associate professor of
health policy and public health,
helped Turay secure a job with the
African Family Health Organization in
Philadelphia as coordinator of health
programs’ for African and Caribbean
immigrants in Philadelphia.
“If I am able to put a smile
on the face of somebody, that
is therapy for my stress.”
Prior to getting his
MPH, Turay went
on vacation to
Kamakwie, the town
where he was born.
SAMUEL DILITO TURAY, MEd, MPH’11
Again it was a chance
encounter that would
Despite having a 2003 master’s degree
lead Turay on another track. A trip to
in education from Njala University,
a private hospital for allergy medicine,
Turay had a bit of culture shock when
opened his eyes to the appalling fate
he brought his family to the U.S. In
of sick women and children who
Sierra Leone, he had an office, a driver,
didn’t have enough money to pay for
and a cleaner and a maid at home.
medicine and care.
Now, he had to start from scratch.
“Unable to afford the cost, they turn
About a month into his stay, he
their back to go home to continue sufferwanted to go home but found out that
ing and await the sting of death, which
the university where he worked had
was certain in most cases,” he said. On
already replaced him.
the spot, Turay told the dispensary/
Seeing the need to go back to school,
pharmacy staff that he would pay for the
Turay desired to study public health
medicines of sick women and children.
with health policy because none of
He discussed the proposal with the hosthe universities in Sierra Leone offered
pital administrator and got his approval,
it. He enrolled in the program at
handing over the local currency equivaUSciences in 2008 and emerged with
Continued on page 8
SAMUEL DILITO TURAY, MEd, MPH’11 and his team from Hands For Life go door to door to educate people.
Effective and properly adapted health education and information sharing is vital in the fight against Ebola.
Continued from page 7
lent of about $200. This was to continue
even when he returned to the U.S.
The country does offer free healthcare
for pregnant women and children
under 5 years of age, but the services
are only available in governmentassisted institutions,
and the KamaKwie
“Samuel is
hospital is not one.
retired professor of health policy
and public health, and CLAUDIA
PARVANTA, PhD, chair of the
Department of Behavioral and Social
Sciences, who would help to set up a
crowdfunding page through CrowdRise
that has raised over $6,000.
“Samuel is a gifted
leader who is
dedicated to helping
After returning to the
his country,” Dr.
U.S., Turay shared
Schemm said. “He
RUTH SCHEMM, EdD
that experience with
is creative and
ROSEMARIE HALT
always trying to find ways to connect
P’89, MPH’12, a member of the
people in need to resources.”
USciences alumni board of directors
Out of these efforts, Hands For Life–
and a classmate, and Dr. Jessop who
Sierra Leone was born.
suggested he put a proposal together for
funding instead of doing it himself.
“There was the desire to go back home,”
Turay said. “What I wanted to do was
“I learned of his savings and collection
something that I could not do here. The
of funds from others, which he sent
only place to do it was over there and
to his home village of Kamakwie,”
that was to help people in need access
Dr. Jessop said. “He had set up a
healthcare. The other one was a bit
system of sending funds to the hospital
of passion. I wanted to be close to my
administrator there that could be used
[extended] family because of my standing
to cover cost of care for maternal/child
within the family structure.”
health medical issues if the family was
unable to pay. I wanted to help fund
By 2014 and with the help of his MPH,
these efforts and believed others would
Turay landed in Sierra Leone as a
as well. To encourage support, we
policy analyst in the strategy and policy
discussed establishing his efforts as a
unit, working with President Ernest Bai
registered nonprofit entity.”
Koroma’s health advisor.
Turay also received support from
Turay is part of the mechanism
RUTH SCHEMM, EdD, a recently
that provides technical support and
a gifted
leader who is dedicated
to helping his country.”
coordinates activities among the
ministries of health and sanitation,
social welfare, gender and children
affairs, education, and science
and technology, and the National
Commission for Social Action. His
work helps make sure the agenda of the
president and government is achieved.
He also seeks to improve performance
and evaluate outcomes.
“If they have any challenges, we step
in to make sure those challenges and
bottlenecks are removed,” Turay said.
“We work with them. We support them
with their programs and don’t wait for
them to fail.”
His position in the government also
allows him to forge ahead with Hands
For Life. Based in city called Makeni,
in Bombali District, of the Northern
Province of Sierra Leone, the small
registered community-based nonprofit
has three part-time staff and a handful
of volunteers.
The civil war destroyed numerous
healthcare institutions. Over time,
some clinics and hospitals around the
country were rebuilt and operated by
nonprofits that are not sponsored by
the government. Therefore, patients do
not receive free care. The KamaKwie
hospital is owned and operated by the
Wesleyan Church of Sierra Leone. The
population of over 200,000 receiving
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care from the hospital does not benefit
from the government program. The
hospital operates on cost recovery.
Hands For Life—Sierra Leone is trying
to fill in some of the gaps.
“If you want to improve on the access,
you need to improve on the delivery and
manage the costs to make it affordable
to the bottom group,” Turay said.
Turay estimates they reached 300
families/households with direct support
and 1,000 or more indirectly. Monies
raised by staff, present and past
students at USciences, friends, and other
sympathizers, and with support from
Marc Goldberg, MD, JD, of Healing the
Children—NJ, have bought food items
and toiletries for quarantined homes
and support the social outreach and
health education activities.
But when Ebola hit, everything changed.
About one year after the outbreak, just
“Every other thing was turned off, and
when the county started to think the
we focused our attention on Ebola,”
worst was behind them, five new cases
both in the country and in Hands
were reported in June 2015.
For Life. And
“If you want to improve on All the while, Turay
while Hands
is traveling back and
For Life can’t
the access (to healthcare),
forth from Sierra Leone
make an impact
you need to improve on the to the U.S. where his
with a medical
wife Fatmata and his
approach, it can delivery and manage the
take a social
costs to make it affordable three children Thaduba,
Sapunka, and Sameh
approach.
to the bottom group.”
live. Despite family here
“In absence
to help, it’s a stressful
SAMUEL DILITO TURAY, MEd, MPH’11
of vaccines or
situation.
medicine, the
“If I am able to put a smile on the
best option is educating the people to
face of somebody, that is therapy for
break the chain of transmission,” Turay
my stress,” Turay said. “That is the
said. “Ebola has come to wage war on
purpose of my life and trigger of my
our tradition, and we need to make our
strength to persevere.”
people more resilient to win the war.”
Turay explained that in his culture
everyone is expected to go and help
a sick family member or friend. If
someone dies, you want to be with the
person. The Ebola outbreak creates a
health and social paradox.
In their own guerilla-style war on Ebola,
Hands For Life—Sierra Leone staff and
volunteers went door-to-door. They
spread key messages about what Ebola
is, what to do if you have Ebola, and
most importantly, what to do to prevent
you from getting Ebola.
Hands For Life—Sierra Leone
is evolving again. The group is
concentrating its efforts on helping
children affected by Ebola continue
with their schooling by paying
tuition so they can go to school and
buying clothes and books and other
educational supplies. Turay is searching
for committed funding to his cause.
“I am so much grateful to USciences.
I consider it a privilege, very lucky,
to have found myself here to study,”
Turay said. “The knowledge I got from
here has really helped me. It did not
just give me the advantage but has
helped me to work better.”
MasterChef Contestant Received Her First
Culinary Stamp of Approval from USciences
By Lauren Whetzel Siburkis
With no formal culinary training, MasterChef Season 6 contestant and alumna
HETAL (SHELADIA) VASAVADA BC’06 said the key to her success is having the
scientific lowdown on how each basic baking ingredient functions in the kitchen.
In fact, she even credits her culinary start to her time at University of the Sciences.
“I’ll never forget the first day of organic chemistry at USciences when the
professor said to the class, ‘If you know how to bake, you’ll pass my class,’”
recalled Vasavada. “We all thought he was joking until I later learned firsthand
the important role science plays in the kitchen.”
With a BS in biochemistry, Vasavada said she approaches her cooking like a
scientist. Just as a chemist has to understand the reason for using a particular
reagent in a reaction, she said she tries to understand the science of why foods are
cooked in a certain way.
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For instance, although she wowed the
MasterChef judges with her original
jelly-filled peanut butter cookie, they
were not easy to perfect. That’s because
as the jelly heats up in the oven, it
produces steam that can cause the
cookies to explode. Vasavada did not
reveal her secret to baking them, but
after several tweaks to her recipe, the
final product helped earn her a win for
that round on the show.
Long before she impressed worldrenowned chefs and foodies across the
country, Vasavada got her culinary
stamp of approval from dozens of her
USciences classmates who purchased
home-cooked vegetarian meals from
her small kitchen in Osol Hall. As the
president of USciences’ student chapter of
the American Chemical Society, she also
created a periodic table composed of nine
different types of brownies representing
the different types of elements.
Vasavada was shy of reaching the top
five when she was eliminated from the
MasterChef competition on August 26.
However, the self-proclaimed “science
nerd” said her experience on the show
has increased both her confidence and
credibility in the food industry.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: One 8x8 pan, 9–12 bars
“I am forever grateful for the education
and opportunities that I was given as a
student at USciences,” she said. “I may
not have taken the most traditional
career path for a chemistry graduate,
but I rely on my science background
every single day.”
As for now, the married, mother-tobe lives in San Francisco and has her
hands in several projects with different
food start-up companies. She also
regularly posts recipes and baking
tips on her blog, Pretty Polymath
(prettypolymath.com). Over the next
five years, Vasavada said she would like
to open her own cookie business and
eventually start a food incubator for
potential restaurateurs to develop their
recipes and learn the risks involved
with operating a business.
“I may not have taken
the most traditional
career path for a chemistry
graduate, but I rely on
my science background
every single day.”
HETAL (SHELADIA) VASAVADA BC’06
Students had a chance to hear from stories from
the set of MasterChef when HETAL (SHELADIA)
VASAVADA BC’06 returned to campus for a meet,
greet, and eat reception on October 6, 2015.
NUT BUTTER AND
CHOCOLATE BARS
INGREDIENTS
CRUST
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup cashew nutella butter
or your choice of nut butter
1/3 cup melted butter
CHOCOLATE
7 oz chocolate, melted
2 tbsp almond or cashew butter, melted
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Prepare an 8x8 pan by spraying
with cooking spray and lining with
parchment paper with some paper
hanging over the edges.
2. Mix graham cracker crumbs, cashew
nutella butter, and melted butter in
a small bowl until well combined.
Press into the bottom of the baking
pan using a greased cup. Press hard
to get a nice smooth compact layer.
3. Melt the chocolate by microwaving it
in a bowl in 15-second increments
(mix in-between). Pour the chocolate
onto the graham cracker bottom and
spread evenly.
4. Melt almond or cashew butter in the
microwave for 30 seconds. Drop
spoonfuls on top of the chocolate.
Create a marble pattern by dragging
the tip of a knife through the
chocolate and nut butter.
5. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Lift the bars
out using the parchment paper and
cut into small bars. Enjoy!
Courtesy of prettypolymath.com
“I am able to speak with customers
on a molecular and scientific level
so that I can fully understand their
needs and concerns.”
A.C. MARCHIONNE BI’95, MS, MBA
A Second Chance Leads to Life Lessons
By Lauren Whetzel Siburkis
“Now, this is a story all about how my
life got flipped, turned upside down…”
His first bout of college played out like
the above lyrics of the Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air theme song, but A.C. MARCHIONNE BI’95, MS, MBA, credits
much of his career success to the life
lessons and discipline he learned as an
undergraduate student at University of
the Sciences.
After a few unsuccessful and out-of-focus
years at University of South Carolina,
Marchionne’s parents gave him one last
chance to redeem himself as a student.
That meant he had to relocate to
Philadelphia to live with family members
and get his second chance at USciences.
“As it turns out, transferring to
USciences was the best decision I
could have made in my life,” said
Marchionne, now president and board
chairman of Greiner Bio-One North
America. “This university taught me
responsibility, discipline, research, and
leadership skills that have undoubtedly
translated into the workplace.”
He vividly recalled having to hustle to
campus on exam days to make sure he
arrived at the testing center by 7:30
a.m. to avoid getting locked out and
receiving a zero. Although he was not
particularly fond of this memory while
he was a student, Marchionne said it
is one example of how his education
taught him responsibility and the
importance of punctuality.
Marchionne also said the smaller class
sizes and individualized attention
that he received from his professors
at USciences were two factors that
helped him gain a strong biology
education and acceptance into the
American University of the Caribbean
School of Medicine. His initial career
plan was to become a doctor, but
those plans changed after he took a
job as a technical support specialist
with Sarstedt, Inc.—a company that
develops, manufactures, and sells
equipment and consumables in the field
of medicine and science.
“I took that job to earn an income
while I was waiting for my United
States Medical Licensing Exam scores
to come back, and I became absolutely
enthralled with the business side of the
science industry,” he said. “So I took
my master’s degree in medicine, and
chose to stay and grow with Sarstedt
for more than 10 years.”
He was then offered a unique opportunity to live and work in Sweden
during his time with bioMerieux, an
international biotechnology company
that produces and markets in vitro
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diagnostic systems for medical applications. Because of his keen interest in the
business side of the science industry,
he went on to complete his MBA from
Webster University in 2008. He moved
on to Greiner Bio-One in 2010.
“Although I am not working as a
healthcare provider, I can honestly say
that I wake up every day knowing that
I work for a company that strives to
improve healthcare delivery through
new drugs, vaccinations, or medical
devices,” he said.
In fact, Marchionne said his USciences
foundation has benefited him the most
in his career.
“I am able to speak with customers on
a molecular and scientific level so that
I can fully understand their needs and
concerns,” he said. “Not many sales and
business people are able to do that.”
Joined by Bobby Kilgore, mayor
of Monroe, North Carolina, A.C.
MARCHIONNE BI’95, MS, MBA,
cuts the ribbon to officially open
a $10 million plant expansion
that double the Greiner BioOne
footprint to 300,000 square feet
and expanded production.
Marchionne accepted an award
recognizing Greiner Bio-One as
an “Outstanding Partner” with
the Chamber of Commerce from
Pat Kahle, president of the Union
County Chamber of Commerce.
Greiner Bio-One supported the
local “Manufacturing Awareness
Week” in North Carolina and
opened its doors to 100 people
for company tours to see how
blood collection tubes and plastic
laboratory supplies are made.
The Hunt for New Drugs to Treat
Infectious Diseases
By Jen A. Miller
For JOHN W. TOMSHO PhC’98,
PhD, assistant professor of chemistry
and biochemistry, taking a position
at USciences, wasn’t exactly a
new adventure. It was more like a
homecoming since he earned his
undergraduate degree here.
As an undergraduate student, “it’s a
huge [advantage to have] access to
your professors and do state-of-theart, cutting-edge research,” he said.
“It’s amazing and almost unheard of
anywhere else.”
The mission of his lab’s research, which
has been sponsored by the W. W. Smith
Charitable Trust and the Milton Lev
Memorial Faculty Research Fund, is
to discover new drugs. “We’re doing
research specifically looking for drugs
that we can use to treat infectious
diseases,” he said. “Right now, we are
focusing on new antibiotics and new
antivirals.” Some key targets: HIV,
malaria, influenza, and tuberculosis.
In one prong of his lab’s research, he’s
incorporating boronic acids into small
molecule drug design. Boron hasn’t
typically been part of the equation in
drug development, but Dr. Tomsho sees
potential there.
“I’m making them play with the body a
little bit better so these molecules get to
where they need to go,” he said. “Once
they’re there, they have some unique
chemistry that they can do.”
By preparing analogs of natural substrates, existing drugs, or natural prod-
“We’re doing research specifically
looking for drugs that we can use
to treat infectious diseases.”
JOHN W. TOMSHO PhC’98, PhD
ucts that have antibacterial or antiviral
activities, he hopes to improve on them
and add a new tool to the medicinal
chemist’s toolbox in the process.
Another area of research is developing
an in vivo system for the discovery
of inhibitors of protein-protein
interactions, specifically an interaction
that plays a key role in influenza.
“We think if we can disrupt this
protein-protein interaction, we can
make influenza less virulent,” he said.
“You won’t get as sick for as long, and
you won’t be able to spread it as easily
to other people.”
Influenza only has 10 genes, and
current therapies target two of them—
and the influenza viruses currently
circulating are starting to develop
resistance to these therapies. The target
of his therapy is a “gene relatively left
alone because it’s very inaccessible
for traditional medicinal chemistry
approaches,” he said.
The third prong of his lab’s research
focuses on Lariatin A, a small peptide
natural product of a soil bacterium that
shows activity against tuberculosis. His
lab is engineering E. coli to produce
this synthetically inaccessible natural
product with the hope that it can be
readily prepared in the laboratory.
“We’re taking the natural machinery
and subverting it to make it do what
we want it to do,” he said. “If this
is successful, these peptides are very
resistant to heat, they are very stable,
and they do have a lot of drug-like
potential that we could use down the
road as we go forward.”
Dr. Tomsho earned his undergraduate
degree in pharmaceutical chemistry
at USciences and came back because
“I was looking for an institution that
would allow me to do a mix of research
and teaching,” he said. His wife
(LYNN PELLEGRIN TOMSHO BC’98)
and brother (RICHARD TOMSHO
MPT’00) earned degrees here as well.
He knew how crucial his
undergraduate training was to his
professional development and wanted
to be in a place that offered that
opportunity to current students. “This
is a really interesting and unique
place. You have the ability to do
undergraduate research to a high level,
which is really hard to get,” he said.
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Bulletin Board
Dr. Andrew Peterson Elected
a Fellow of The College of
Physicians of Philadelphia
ANDREW PETERSON, PharmD,
PhD’09, John Weyth Dean of Mayes
College of Healthcare Business and
Policy, was elected a fellow of the
College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
He joined the ranks of some 1,500
innovative leaders elected for
their distinguished contributions
to scientific medicine, medical
education, and public health.
Formally inducted at a ceremony on
November 20, 2015, Dr. Peterson
signed the historic register of fellows, dating back to 1787. The
College of Physicians is not an academic organization, as the name
suggests, but a not-for-profit educational and cultural institution,
with the mission of advancing the cause of health while upholding
the ideals and heritage of medicine. Dr. Peterson has more than
25 years, research experience in medication compliance, pharmacy
management, health and drug use policy, and, more recently,
medications in the environment. He joins the ranks of fellows who
are associated with USciences: GEORGE E. DOWNS PharmD’72,
dean emeritus of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy; professor
of health policy and public health AMALIA ISSA, PhD, MPH; former
President PHILIP P. GERBINO P’69, PharmD’70; professor of clinical
pharmacy SARAH A. SPINLER, PharmD; and former faculty member
ILENE WARNER-MARON, MA, PhD’07.
Barbara Bush Headlines
Cohen Global Health
Lecture Series
Read more at bit.ly/petersoninduction
See more at flic.kr/s/aHskjhAn7u
For the past six years, Barbara P. Bush has been
making an impact in global health issues. The former
first daughter is CEO and cofounder of Global Health
Corps (GHC). She had the opportunity to share her
personal journey in developing the organization as
well as discussing how it has grown and helped
improve health disparities in the countries it serves
as the headline speaker for the sixth annual Lois K.
Cohen Endowed Lecture Series in Global Health at
USciences on October 22, 2015. Since its inception,
GHC has placed nearly 600 young leaders from
30 countries with nonprofit and government health
organizations, like Partners in Health and the Clinton
Health Access Initiative, in Burundi, Uganda, Malawi,
Rwanda, Zambia, and the United States. Bush told the
audience that tackling global health issues requires
people from all backgrounds to work together. And
while most people in the U.S. focus on health issues
in other parts of the world, Global Health Corps
deploys nearly one third of its fellows in the U.S.
Samson Inducted into Central HS Hall of Fame
MARVIN SAMSON, chairman of the board at USciences, was recognized by his alma mater,
Central High School, as an inductee into the Central High School Alumni Hall of Fame on
October 29, 2015. Philadelphia’s Central High School is the second oldest public high school
in the United States and is the only secondary school in the nation authorized to confer
academic degrees in the arts rather than ordinary high school diplomas. Since its inception
in 1836, Central graduates have made considerable and important contributions locally,
nationally, and internationally. Samson joined the ranks of such notables as Simon Gratz,
Albert C. Barnes, Simon Guggenheim, Samuel S. Fels, I. M. Levitt, Lee Guber, Shelly Gross,
Ed Wynn, Larry Fine, Carlton Young, Samuel Dash, and Justice Robert N. C. Nix, Jr.
Read more at bit.ly/samsonHOF
USciences Receives
$3.8 Million Gift
The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust
Reception Recognizes Scholarship
University of the Sciences hosted a reception for the W. W. Smith Charitable
Trust and the student recipients of its annual scholarship on October 15,
2015. The trust has been funding scholarships for USciences students for
the past 29 years, with their support totaling more than $1.5 million. Their
annual grant is used to support full-time undergraduate students from the
Delaware Valley who have financial need and are in good academic standing.
Student recipients had an opportunity
to express their gratitude to the trust’s
grant administrator Michelle Montgomery
(left). This reception also afforded the
trust the opportunity to learn directly
from the students the challenges and
aspirations that they will face in the
present and future. This year, there are
29 scholarship recipients.
The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Scholars Program student recipients are
chosen by the individual institutions based upon the trust’s guidelines.
Students are required to be permanent residents of Bucks, Chester,
Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties or the City of Camden,
New Jersey. The award to individual students is $2,000 to $7,000, to be
determined by the institution’s financial aid office. The trustees encourage
renewal of scholarship aid for more than one year, as long as the student
continues to meet all of the trust’s requirements.
The University is
the recipient of a
$3.8 million gift
from the trust of
ROBERT D. SPIERS
C’36, HonDSc’98,
who passed away on
August 15, 2005,
at the age of 90.
Spiers, who was awarded an honorary
doctorate in 1998 by his alma mater,
made his mark first in pesticides and
later in electronics. Spiers served
in the U.S. Navy during World War II
developing pesticides and then founded
Dianol, Inc., a firm that produced an
insecticide and made an antibarnacle
agent for the shipping industry. In
1957, Spiers accepted a position as
general manager at Futuronics Co., and
in 1961, he organized and presided
over General Components Company,
a firm that produced printed circuit
boards for NASA, Honeywell, General
Electric, and others. During his career
he received a patent for selective
plating on circuit boards, and he retired
in 1978. The trust was dispersed
following the passing of his wife L. V. S.
Spiers, who died in February 2014.
Read more at bit.ly/spiersgift
CACC Hall of Fame Induction
University of the Sciences’ athletic legend ROBERT C. “Bobby” MORGAN became the
first inductee into the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Hall of Fame on
December 5, 2015. Alumni Association President SIOBHAN DUFFY P’84, BW’05; CACC
Commissioner Dan Mara; and USciences interim President KATHLEEN R. MAYES P’76,
PharmD’78 joined Morgan at center court of the aptly named Bobby Morgan Arena to
recognize him for his years of dedication to the school and the conference.
Read more at flic.kr/s/aHskpMcCLT
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Sports in Short
MLK Day of Service
Hundreds of USciences students, staff, and faculty from Samson College
of Health Sciences and Philadelphia College of Pharmacy honored the legacy
of Martin Luther King, Jr., by serving the community on MLK Day (January 18,
2016). They hosted a free health fair for residents of West Philadelphia at
Mount Zion Baptist Church, worked with seniors at the Reba Brown Senior
Residence, braved cold temperatures to clean up Clark Park, and held an oncampus donation drive.
See more photos at flickr.com/gp/usciences/j76UCW
Devils Top List of
Division II Presidents’
Award for Academic
Excellence Honorees
The USciences Devils athletic teams
continued their winning ways on and off the
court to start the 2015–16 season. For the
first time, USciences led all NCAA Division II
teams with an Academic Success Rate (ASR)
of 99 percent, earning the Presidents’ Award
for Academic Excellence. The four-year ASR
figures measured the entering cohorts from
2005 to 2008. USciences’ 99 percent is the
best rate among all 14 institutions within the
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC)
for the ninth consecutive year.
“One of our essential goals as athletic
administrators is to ensure that all our
student-athletes are set up for success,”
said USciences Athletic Director MARC
CASERIO, EdD, following the announcement
on November 12, 2015. “We take pride in
our efforts to enhance student learning and
development. Being presented with this
honor is a true testament to our studentathletes, dedication and perseverance. Their
ability to manage their academic and athletic
responsibilities is truly inspirational.”
The Academic Success Rate is the
percentage of student-athletes who graduate
within six years of initial enrollment in college
and includes virtually all Division II studentathletes, including transfers and those not
receiving athletics scholarships. USciences
has received the honor in each of the five
years that it has been awarded.
Read more at bit.ly/1516d2presidentsaward
2015
REUNION
& Alumni Weekend
This past October, over 220 alumni
and guests returned to campus for
Reunion 2015 and Alumni Weekend.
Class of 1980
In addition to annual happenings such as the all-alumni dinner, many exciting events
returned this year. Reunion 2015 and Alumni Weekend featured an old favorite,
Oktoberfest, held at Yards Brewery, where attendees were treated to delicious microbrews
and tours of the Philadelphia-based brewery. A biology symposium, honoring beloved
professor ARA DERMARDEROSIAN, PhD, HonAlm’95 and his more than 50-year
career at USciences, and a Young Alumni Party, celebrating the classes of 2005 to 2015,
were also added this year. One highlight of the weekend was the announcement of the
Icon Scholarship established in honor and memory of FRANK ROIA, PhD, HonAlm’83
who was an integral member of the USciences community from 1968 to 2003.
ALUMNI REUNION WEEKEND GOT OFF TO
A FINE START ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2015,
AT YARDS BREWERY.
2015 ALUMNI AWARDS
The University of the Sciences Alumni Association
bestowed its highest honors on three deserving recipients:
Rose Mary Battista
Hoy P’82, Ivor Griffith
Service Award.
Mayank Amin
PharmD’09, Young
Alumnus Award.
Lisa Lawson,
PharmD, HonAlm’15,
Honorary Alumna.
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ICON SCHOLARSHIP
An icon is defined as a person who is revered or idolized.
To many alumni, their student experience brings back powerful
memories of learning, growing, and dreaming of the future, often
with the support, guidance, and encouragement of someone
whom they now consider an icon. To honor those memories
and those very important people, the University established the
Icon Scholarship Fund and recognized FRANK ROIA, PhD,
HonAlm’83 as the first honoree of the Icon Scholarship.
Marney Roia celebrating the life of her husband, Frank Roia, PhD, HonAlm’83, former dean of students.
WETHERILL AWARD
Fred Lombardo P’65
received the Wetherill
Award on behalf of
the class of 1965 for
achieving the highest
increase in number of
participants to the
2015 Annual Fund.
MARSHALL AWARD
Neil Pitts P’73,
PharmD’04, accepted
the Marshall Award for
the highest increase
in contributions toward
the 2015 Annual Fund,
on behalf of the class
of 2010.
Couldn’t make it
to Reunion or
Alumni Weekend
this year?
Check out the photos at:
flic.kr/s/aHskp6wSwB
GOLDEN GRADUATES
ALUMNAE SOFTBALL GAME
Front row, left to right: Michael A. Chiola P’65, Paul Needleman P’65, Charles Micklosky
P’65, Ronald Bryson P’65, and James Anthony Hanlon P’65. Second row, left to right:
Thomas Duke P’65; Louis Coccodrilli P’65, MS; Kenneth Alexander P’65, MS’69, PhD;
Carlos Rios P’65; Cynthia Rios P’65; Charlotte Pavis P’65; Josephine Sulewski P’65,
MS; Selma Evelyn Blatnick Bitz P’65, MBA; and Paul Richard Cortesini P’65. Third row,
left to right: Richard Harwood P’65, MS’67, PhD’70; Tom McIntyre P’65; William J.
Crouthamel P’65, MS’67, PhD’70; Leon Weissberger P’65; Federico Lombardo P’65;
Daniel Hussar P’62, MS’64, PhD’67; Jack Henderson P’65; John Pavis P’65; J. Richard
Brown P’65; Kenneth Bitz P’65, MBA; and Steven William Bass P’65, PhD.
Front row, left to right: Annie Abbate DPT’11,
Kerrianne Jones DPT’15, Devon DeBellis BS’15,
and Erin Summers DPT’15. Back row, left to right:
Ashley (Tobin) Mast PharmD’11, Ashlee (Trupp)
Phan DPT’11, Gabby Adams BI’16, Samantha Lou
Anastasio DPT’16, and Haley Kavelak PharmD’15.
Student
Ambassadors
taking alumni
and their
spouses on a
campus tour.
Jim and interim President Kathleen R. Mayes
P’76, PharmD’78 enjoying the softball game
before her town hall style–meeting with alumni.
Left to right: William G.
Cunningham, PhD, dean of
students; Joe Ruane, PhD,
HonAlum’11; and Lt. Col.
Sam Wetherill P’97.
Jack Henderson
P’65 accepting
Golden Graduate
award on behalf of
Tom Gruber P’65.
ARA DERMARDEROSIAN
HONORARY SYMPOSIUM
Dr. Mayes presented Daniel A.
Hussar P’62, MS’64, PhD’67
with a token of appreciation for
his 50 years of service to the
University.
Left to right: Vidhanchandra
Jaiswal, PhD, PhCog’08; William
Obermeyer, PhD, PhCog’89; Ara
DerMarderosian, PhD, HonAlm’95;
John Bessler; John Gerber; and
Sreekantaswamy Murthy, PhD,
PhCog’73.
The symposium brought back
many former students to honor
ARA DERMARDEROSIAN,
PhD, HonAlm’95 for his 50
years of service to the University.
DINNER
Left to right: Lt. Col. Sam Wetherill P’97, Col. S. Rogers
Wetherill P’68, Andrew Gibson PharmD’14, Roseanne
DiMarco PharmD’13, Gene Gibson, and Lisa Lawson, PharmD,
HonAlm’15, dean of Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.
Front row, left to right: Nancy Ruane;
Joe Ruane, PhD, HonAlum’11; and
Karen Bliss P’89. Back row, left to right:
Carl Tepper P’80; Elyse L. Tepper P’82;
and Jerry Bliss P’87, PharmD’02.
Left to right: John Norcross P’00, Danielle
Norcross, Martin S. Goldstein P’55, Marlene
(Furgiuele) Mentzer P’81, and Lee Mentzer
P’87, PharmD’98.
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Alumni Association Mission:
To engage the graduates of University of the
Sciences in promoting the goals and objectives
of the Alumni Association and the institution.
From the Alumni Association President’s Pen
Dear Alumni,
Do you remember when you were in high school how you felt when you were
choosing which college to attend? For some like me it was easy. When I was accepted
to Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, the search was over! For others, it
wasn’t so easy and there were a lot of things to consider. The same is true today, and
this is where our alumni can lend a helping hand for those undecided students.
A number of years ago the Admission Department began a program called Support Team of Alumni
Representatives (STAR). The alumni participants in the STAR program work with Admission to spread
the word about USciences through representation at college fairs, participation at campus events
such as Open House, and by phone calls to new students to congratulate them on their acceptance.
The program faded away, but this past spring the Alumni Association worked with the Admission
Department to restart the STAR program. Some of our alumni called accepted students who had not
yet committed to attending USciences to answer questions or talk to them about their experiences as
a student at the University. The effort was put together in a short amount of time, and it was a huge
success! Personally, it was a rewarding experience to talk to potential students about USciences and
understand their perspective when making such an important decision in their lives.
We want to continue to grow the STAR program, and we want to include more alumni. You don’t need
to become an active member in the Alumni Association to do this, and this will only require a couple
evenings of your time. We need more alumni to call accepted students in the spring semester, and we
want to match alumni majors with the academic program of interest of the students. There will be a
couple of organized evening phone sessions from campus complete with pizza and shared camaraderie
with fellow alumni. If you can’t come down to campus, but are interested in participating, you can
make calls from the comfort of your home.
Now, think back one more time to when you were choosing a college or when your child was choosing
a college. Imagine how special you or your child would have felt if an alumnus from the school you
were considering called you to say, “You matter, and we want you to come to our University.” Alumni
can make a difference!
If you are interested in participating in the STAR program, please contact Casey Ryan, director of
alumni relations, at [email protected] or 215.596.8570.
Sincerely,
Siobhan Duffy P’84, BW’05
President, Alumni Association
Alumni Events
BPSOS Graduation
Wednesday, August 19, 2015, USciences Campus
The USciences Alumni Association was honored to offer
support for the second annual Boat People SOS., Inc.
(BPSOS) graduation. BPSOS is a Vietnamese organization that
provides work-ready programs for Philadelphia youth from all
backgrounds. Among the initiatives is the Summer Youth Career
Exploration Project—PHL, a six-week internship program.
Visit usciences.edu/alumni/getinvolved
or contact the Alumni Relations Office
at [email protected]
or 888.857.6264
2015 National
Community Pharmacist
Association Dinner
October 11, 2015
Washington, DC
John Sykora P’66, MBA (left), accepting
the 2015 NCPA Outstanding Adherence
Practitioner Award.
Birthday Celebration
Tuesday, October 20, 2015,
Telford, PA
Stacy Rosemarin P’83 (left) joined
Eleanor Brown Gordon P’46 as she
celebrated her 90th birthday. Ms.
Gordon is one of the cofounders of
the Omicron Chapter of the Kappa
Epsilon Fraternity.
New Jersey Pharmacists
Association 145th
Annual Convention
Friday–Sunday, October 16–18,
2015, Atlantic City, NJ
USciences students, faculty, and
alumni had the chance to “DO AC” at
the annual convention. Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy was represented
by four doctor of pharmacy students
who tried their luck in the National
Alliance of State Pharmacy
Associations (NASPA) Self-Care
Championship. Moriah Weissman
PharmD’09 completed her reign as
president of NJPhA for 2014–15
and was recognized as the youngest
person to serve as president.
Left to right:
Kaitlyn Harper
PharmD’17, Dipal
Patel PharmD’17,
and Grace Earl
P’86, PharmD’92.
Left to right:
Alan Aronovitz
P’82, RPh,
CCP, and Hank
Schwartz P’70,
PharmD.
Left to right: Moriah
Weissman PharmD’09,
Dipal Patel PharmD’17,
Kaitlyn Harper PharmD’17,
Alexander Micale
PharmD’16, Joe Roselli
PharmD’16, Michael Barnett
PharmD’07, and Edward
Curtin P’83, RPh.
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American Society of Consultant
Pharmacists Meeting
Friday–Sunday, October 30–
November 1, 2015, Las Vegas, NV
USciences alumni and faculty connected
at the 2015 ASCP Annual Meeting held at
the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino.
PCP White Coat Ceremony
Saturday, September 19, 2015,
USciences Campus
Several USciences Legacy families were in attendance to share
in the celebration of PCP students receiving their white coats.
Left to right: James Kaminski P’81 and
daughters Julia Kaminski PharmD’19
and Lauren Kaminski PharmD’21.
Left to right: Ed Curtin P’83, RPh; Glenda Magar
Amador P’83; Joe Campling P’83, MBA;
and Stacy Rosemarin P’83.
Left to right: Ed Curtin P’83, RPh; Glenda
Magar Amador P’83; Joe Campling P’83;
and Daniel A. Hussar P’62, MS’64, PhD’67.
Andrew Peterson PharmD, PhD’09
and his wife Hanna Peterson with son
Daniel Peterson PharmD’19.
Karin Sugeno PharmD’19 with her
brother Masato Sugeno PharmD’14.
2015 Fall Fest
Saturday, October 31, 2015, USciences Campus
Families of USciences students enjoyed various activities throughout the
day, and a few Legacy families stopped by the Alumni Relations table to
receive their Legacy gift and have their pictures taken.
Josh Stauffer PharmD’05 (left)
and Jeff Stauffer P’69, PharmD’70.
Kareem Karara PharmD’11
and Emily Schwartz PharmD’15.
Left to right: Judi Zak Checca P’92
(mother), Elizabeth Checca PharmD’21
(daughter), and Mike Checca (dad).
Left to right: Robert Shuminski P’92 with
daughter Megan Shuminski PharmD’21.
Class Notes
Compiled by Pat McNelly
1948
STANLEY BUCH P’48, BI,
was recently featured in The
Scribbler, a local newspaper in
Lancaster, PA. At 92, Stanley is
the oldest and longest member
of the Lancaster YMCA’s
resident camp for boys, Camp
Shand—a member for 82
years. As a camper and later a
counselor at Camp Shand, and
as a longtime adult Y leader in
various capacities, Stanley has
given much of his life to the
organization. Stanley spent many
hours working at his father’s
pharmacy, Buch’s Pharmacy,
which Stanley finally took over.
In 1971, he sold the business
to work at the Y as director of
membership and public relations.
Six years later, he returned to
drug stores, serving as a relief
pharmacist at Strasburg and
Smithgall’s pharmacies before
retiring at 77. But Stanley never
retired from the Y. In addition to
participating in swimming and
other physical activities, he was
the Y’s trampoline instructor for
25 years. He served three terms
on the Y’s board of trustees,
heading the camping committee,
and three terms on the
foundation board. He became
“Mr. YMCA.”
1951
NORMAN KRITZ P’51, along
with MICHELLE CHIN P’95 and
USciences students GRANT
LEE PharmD’18, ADAM DANIEL
PharmD’18, SHANE BROWN
PA’19, and TYLER LANDIS PA’19,
assisted at a golf clinic for blind
children given by the Middle
Atlantic Blind Golf Association
on September 19, 2015, in
Hopewell, NJ.
1962
MERRILL JAY MIRMAN P’62, DO,
presented an illustrated lecture
“Vertebral Artery Dissection
and Aviation Safety” on June
3, 2015, at the weekly grand
rounds held at the Mercy
Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby,
PA. He discussed the role of
the aviation medical examiner
in being at the front line of
evaluating the medical status of
pilots and air traffic controllers.
Merrill noted the role that
Congress plays in its relationship
with the FAA (Federal Aviation
Administration) and the
federal laws that apply, and he
especially reviewed the Guide
for Aviation Medical Examiners,
an FAA publication, and its
application. Merrill is a member
of the staff and faculty of Mercy
Fitzgerald Hospital.
1966
In October/November 2015,
a play by JOHN FRANCESCHINI
P’66 MBA’70, Angel at My Door,
was produced by Vienna Theatre
Company, VA.
1968
FRANK CHRZANOWSKI P’68,
MS, PhD, was the moderator for
the ninth consecutive time of the
CONTRACT PHARMA Symposium
held in New Brunswick, NJ, on
September 17 and 18, 2015. On
October 1, 2015, he presented
a seminar “Development of
HALDOL® haloperidol Line
Extensions” for the Graduate
Pharmaceutics Department
at the University of Florida in
Gainesville, FL. On October 5,
2015, he presented a seminar
“Preformulation Considerations
for Pharmaceutical Dosage Form
Development” for the Chemistry
Department at the University of
Central Florida in Orlando, FL.
Frank and his wife Eileen reside
in St. Augustine, FL.
COL. S. ROGERS WETHERILL
P’68, MS, received the Mary
Louise Andersen Honorary
President award by the Delaware
Pharmacists Society on Saturday,
October 17, 2015, in Smyrna, DE.
1969
President Emeritus PHILIP P.
GERBINO P’69, PharmD’70,
an award-winning global
pharmaceutical consultant,
was appointed by SCILEX
Pharmaceuticals as a strategic
advisor. Phil has been recognized
with leadership awards from
pharmaceutical giants such as
Merck and Proctor and Gamble,
reflecting a career that has seen
him counsel significant industry
players on market access in
Asia, Europe, and the U.S. He is
chairman-elect of the American
Pharmaceutical Association,
among a host of other senior
industry and academic board
positions.
1972
LUCY MALMBERG P’72 accepted
the annual Award for Excellence
from the New Jersey Business
and Industry Association (NJBIA)
on October 14, 2015, on behalf
of Wedgewood Pharmacy and her
late husband GEORGE MALMBERG P’72 with whom she cofounded Wedgewood Pharmacy.
The award recognized business
success to honor the company’s
contribution to the state’s economic growth through the expansion of its business. Wedgewood
Pharmacy is one of the largest
compounding pharmacies in the
United States and the largest
U.S. animal-health compounding pharmacy. The Wedgwood
Pharmacy entry focused on the
company’s initiative to embrace
new technology and process
improvements to keep pace with
a rapidly increasing prescription
demand, a key factor in the company’s 44% growth in the number
of employees from 2012 to 2015.
1974
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is being reprinted as a correction
from The Bulletin Volume 103,
No. 1 issue. Our apologies for the
misidentification in the original note.
HENRY KATRA
P’74, PATRICIA
KIDSTON KATRA
P’76, SANDY
BUBRI SZILAGYI
P’76, and
MARK SZILAGYI
P’76 along with their children
NICHOLAS KATRA PharmD’04,
MARK SZILAGYI, Jr. PharmD’06,
JENNIFER SZILAGYI, PharmD’08
and KRISTIN KATRA BAIRD
PharmD’10 were featured in
an article in the March issue
of Phoenixville InCommunity
Magazine. They have been coowners of Gateway Pharmacy
since the 1980s. Along with
their compounding ability and
custom prescriptions for both
humans and pets, the pharmacy
also provides its customers with
quality home care products for
sale or rent.
1978
COLLEEN ORTMANN KAYDEN
P’78 was inducted into the Distinguished Alumni Wall of Honor at
Penn Manor High School in Millersville, PA. During high school,
Colleen played field hockey and
basketball as well as clarinet in
the band. She is a past president
of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists
Association and a past chair of
the Lancaster Community Plan
board of directors.
1981
HANK BRESLIN
MS’81 was honored
on October 20, 2015,
along with five other scientists
by the Baruch S. Blumberg
Institute, the research arm of the
Hepatitis B Foundation, located
in the Pennsylvania Biotechnology
Center in Doylestown, PA, at the
Drug Inventors Wall of Fame. He
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is the head of medicinal chemistry
for Atrin Pharmaceuticals. Hank
is the codiscoverer of eluxadoline
(Viberzi®), a treatment for irritable
bowel syndrome with diarrhea.
During his 25-year career at
Johnson & Johnson, Hank
designed the enterology chemistry
program and led the team whose
research efforts culminated in
the development of eluxadoline.
The drug was approved by the
FDA earlier this year. He lives in
Lansdale, PA.
1983
STACY M.
ROSEMARIN P’83
has returned to
USciences as director
of alumni engagement to help
engage and reconnect alumni
with the campus community. She
comes to the University having
worked as a consultant pharmacist at Pharma-Care Inc. in NJ for
the past two years. Stacy is no
stranger to the alumni relations
office at USciences, as she
previously served as the director
of alumni relations from 1999 to
2008.
1984
USciences professor PARDEEP
GUPTA MS’84 has been named
to the Burrroughs Wellcome Fund
endowed chair in pharmaceutics.
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund
chair was established in 1995
in honor of Silas M. Burroughs
and Sir Henry S. Wellcome, two
graduates of the Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy.
1986
LEWIS GRYZIEWICZ P’86
was named vice president of
regulatory affairs at Macrocure,
a clinical-stage biopharma
company. Lewis previously spent
16 years at Allergan, where he
held senior-level positions within
regulatory affairs.
LINDA BONNELL HILL
PharmD’86 has been
named executive
director of the
Raritan Bay Medical
Center Foundation, a private,
nonprofit organization that
has raised millions of dollars
to support various healthcare
services at Raritan Bay Medical
Center. She most recently
served as a senior director
of development and capital
campaign manager at Princeton
HealthCare System.
1988
MITCH G. SOBEL
P’88, MAS, FASHP,
was appointed to the
National Association
of Boards of
Pharmacy (NABP) Task Force on
the Regulation of Pharmacist
Care Services, by the president
of NABP. The task force examines
the provision of pharmacist care
outside the traditional pharmacy
setting. Mitch is currently the
director of pharmacy services
for St. Joseph’s Healthcare
System in Paterson, NJ. He
provides administrative pharmacy
leadership over the Department
of Pharmacy Services for St.
Joseph’s Regional Medical
Center, which includes St.
Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, St.
Joseph’s Wayne Hospital, and
St. Vincent’s Nursing Home. He
is currently adjunct professor for
the Fairleigh Dickinson University
School of Pharmacy, teaching
a required course in pharmacy
leadership and management.
He is also an adjunct professor
for the Ernest Mario School of
Pharmacy at Rutgers University,
teaching an elective course in
hospital pharmacy practice.
1989
MARY BRYANT TX’89, DVM,
was recently appointed to Penn
School of Veterinary Medicine’s
newly created position of
executive director of the Office
of Students. Before joining Penn
Vet, Mary worked for Merial,
a Sanofi company, in field
veterinary services.
SEAN HENNESSY
P’89, PharmD’90,
MS, PhD, a professor
of epidemiology at
UPenn’s Perelman
School of Medicine, has been
elected to the National Academy
of Medicine, one of the nation’s
highest honors in biomedicine.
Members are elected by their
peers for distinguished contributions to medicine and health.
CRAIG
LEHRMAN
P’89 (second
from left),
pharmacist and owner of Tepper
Pharmacy, was honored by
Health Mart with the Community
Healthcare Excellence Award.
1991
RICHARD
ARTYMOWICZ P’91
has been appointed
administrative
director of the
Center for Wound Healing at
Cape Regional Health System in
Cape May Court House, NJ, which
celebrated its grand opening
in July 2015. He will work in
conjunction with Restorix Health,
providers of comprehensive wound
care management solutions. Over
the past 22 years, Richard has
held various leadership roles at
Cape Regional Medical Center
and most recently served as the
director of pharmacy.
1992
SHERRY TORKOS P’92 was
featured on KARE 11 News@4
in April 2015 for a story on how
one can do a natural medicine
cabinet makeover. Sherry is
a holistic health author and
pharmacist, certified fitness
instructor, and health enthusiast
who enjoys sharing her passion
with others.
GRETCHEN A. WELBY P’92,
PharmD, MS, was named
a lecturer in biology at the
University of Scranton.
1994
MICHAEL J. CAWLEY P’94,
PharmD’96, professor and
interim vice chair for the
ambulatory care community
at Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy, along with William J.
Waring of the Family Medicine
Residency Program at the CrozerKeystone Center for Family
Health, reviewed published
evidence of pharmacists
performing quality spirometry
testing based on American
Thoracic Society/European
Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS)
guidelines. Increased testing
may help prevent asthma and
COPD hospitalizations, improve
patient outcomes, and decrease
healthcare costs. Spirometry is a
preferred method of diagnosing
and managing respiratory
diseases, but missed diagnoses
are common, and the result is an
increase in otherwise avoidable
hospitalizations.
CAROLINE
GAITANMARRA
P’94 was
a guest speaker during career
day at her son’s third-grade
class on Thursday, May 14,
2015. She shared her pharmacy
experiences with the class.
Not only did the class enjoy her
presentation and the USciences
video, they were thrilled with
receiving USciences swag.
1995
DONALD BRINDISI P’95, pharmacy
manager at the Masons’
Masonic Villages, was featured
in the Pennsylvania Pharmacist’s
“Pharmacy Spotlight” in May/June
2015. Donald’s time is focused
on researching new regulations
and implementing them properly.
He is always looking for new ways
to improve efficiencies in order
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to better serve close to 600
residents of this community. With
the recent purchase of a TCGRX
Inspect-RX Machine, a device
that has the ability to check 60
bags of medication per minute
by taking photographic images
of the packets and indicating
their correct contents, it takes an
average pharmacist only 20 to 30
minutes to check on the entire
neighborhood’s medications,
instead of the hour and half it
used to take two pharmacists to
check. The pharmacy provides
services to all of the residents
located on campus.
1996
TROY HAMILTON PharmD’96,
MBA, has been named chief
commercial officer for Synergy
Pharma, where he will be
responsible for the company’s
overall commercial strategy and
execution and will implement
marketing, sales, and commercial
operations and infrastructure for
the U.S. launch of plecanatide.
Prior to joining Synergy, Troy held
multiple leadership roles over
a nine-year period within Shire
Pharmaceuticals’ GI business unit.
1997
MICHAEL EVANS P’97, director
of ambulatory clinical pharmacy
programs at Geisinger Health
System in Danville, PA, was
named 2015 Next-Generation
Pharmacist at the sixth annual
Next-Generation awards gala
on Friday, August 7, 2015.
Michael was also featured on
the cover of the August 2015
issue of Pharmacy Times,
which contained a profile of his
award-winning contributions to
the pharmaceutical industry.
“This year’s Next-Generation
Pharmacist truly demonstrates
the qualities of a leader in
pharmacy,” said FRED M. ECKEL
P’61, MS, ScD (Hon), Pharmacy
Times editor-in-chief, who chaired
the independent panel of judges
that reviewed nominations.
LT. COL. SAMUEL R. WETHERILL
P’97, MS, has been appointed
director of pharmacy supply chain
and automation at Christiana
Hospital in Newark, DE. He
has provided leadership to the
evening shift pharmacy operation
of Christiana Hospital since
2007. In his new role, he will
provide leadership in aligning the
pharmacy supply chain with each
service line. Core concepts in
the realignment include focusing
on the specific needs of the
patients within each service
line and applying the concept of
a patient-demand-driven value
supply chain. His leadership will
enable Christiana Care to identify
the metrics and tools needed to
define the “cost to serve” so that
thoughtful, value-based decisions
can be made. His impact on the
military’s pharmacy supply chain
earned him recognition as U.S.
Army Reserve Pharmacist of the
Year for 2013.
Mount Laurel, focuses on golf
and fitness for guests at all levels
of play.
1999
LOWENA HAI
YAN TAM
PharmD’06,
daughter of
Hai Yan Lu Tam and Siu Hung
Tam of Philadelphia, was married
May 9, 2015, to Raymond Lee,
the son of Pei Lu Yang and
Douglas Lee of New York. Lewis
Chang, a friend of the groom who
became a Universal Life minister
for the occasion, officiated at
the groom’s parents’ home.
The bride is a pharmacist at the
Derald H. Ruttenberg Treatment
Center at Mount Sinai Hospital
in New York. The groom works
in New York as a senior product
consultant for Fiserv, a financial
services technology company
based in Brookfield, WI.
CARRIE JAMES PAGLIANO MPT’99
was elected as vice president to
the Section on Women’s Health
of the American Physical Therapy
Association. She is director and
primary mentor for the women’s
health physical therapy residency
at MedStar Georgetown University
Hospital. Carrie resides in Arlington, VA, with her husband and two
children, Gianni (4) and Analia (2).
2000
BRETT MICHENER
MPT’00, CEO of M&M
Physical Therapy, was
recognized as one
of Burlington County
(NJ) 2015 emerging leaders. In
addition, Brett, along with two
co-owners, recently launched the
opening of GPI (Golf Performance
Institute), which is marketing
itself as the most technologically
advanced golf and fitness training
available in the Burlington County
region. It recently celebrated
its move into its new, expanded
10,000-square-foot home. GPI,
located at 2036 Briggs Road in
2001
PAVAN
TANKHA PH/
TX’01 and
Hallie Therese
George were married on July 4,
2015. The bride is a mental health
counselor in Norwalk, CT, at the
behavioral health services facility
of St. Vincent’s Medical Center.
Pavan is an anesthesiologist and
pain management specialist at
the West Haven, CT, campus of
the Veterans Affairs Connecticut
Healthcare System and is an assistant professor of anesthesiology at Yale School of Medicine, in
New Haven. Along with his degree
from USciences, Pavan received a
medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ.
2006
2007
JOHN P. BORNEMAN PhD’07, chairman and chief executive officer of
Standard Homeopathic Company
and Hyland’s Inc., served on a
panel to evaluate advertising for
over-the-counter homeopathic
products on September 21, 2015.
John earned a bachelor of sci-
ence degree in chemistry from
St. Joseph’s University in 1980,
followed by a master of science in
chemistry and a master of business administration with a concentration in finance. He earned
his doctorate from USciences’
Department of Health Policy and
Public Health. John has been
associated with homeopathic
firms throughout his life, joining
Standard Homeopathic Company
and Hyland’s Inc. in 1987.
RAJESHWAR MOTHERAM
PhD’07 has been appointed vice
president of pharmaceutical
development of SCYNEXIS, Inc.,
effective October 1, 2015. Prior
to joining SCYNEXIS, Rajeshwar
held various senior positions at
The Medicines Company, most
recently serving as vice president
of pharmaceutical development.
JENNIFER A. REINHOLD
PharmD’07, BCPS, BCPP,
associate professor of clinical
pharmacy at Philadelphia College
of Pharmacy, was featured in
the ACPE Pharmacy Times as a
contributor to “Wake-Up Call:
Engaging the Pharmacist in
Individualizing Treatment and
Optimizing Patient Outcomes in
Insomnia.”
2010
MEGAN SHIPE
AMMON PharmD’10
and her husband,
Joshua, of Bellefonte,
PA, were married on
June 23, 2015, in Naples, FL.
She is currently employed by CVS
Pharmacy in State College.
CORRECTION: The following item
is being reprinted as a correction
from The Bulletin Volume 103,
No. 1 issue. Our apologies for the
misidentification in the original note.
KRISTIN
KATRA BAIRD
PharmD’10
and LUCAS
BAIRD BI’08 were married on
September 13, 2014, in Cape
May, NJ. Kristin is the daughter of
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PATRICIA KIDSTON KATRA P’76
and HENRY KATRA P’74. Pictured
among the bridal party are NICK
KATRA PharmD’04, JESSICA
KACZINSKI PharmD’10, JENNIFER
SZILAGYI PharmD’08, BRANDON
KUPERINSKY PharmD’10, and
ANJALI GUPTA PharmD’10.
MARK GARNER PharmD’10 and
his wife Jennifer are happy to
announce the birth of their son,
Henry James Garner. He was born
on April 9, 2015, in Hershey, PA.
2011
ANNIE ABBATE
DPT’11 and DAVID
KITTLE DPT’11
were married at
the Church of Saint
Joseph in Greenwich Village, NY.
The reception was held at the
historic One if by Land, Two if by
Sea restaurant in Manhattan,
NY. They honeymooned in Spain
and now reside in Brooklyn, NY.
LAUREN WALLIS
PharmD’11 and
John Michael
Wilcha, both of
Carbondale, PA, were
united in marriage on Friday,
September 25, 2015. Lauren
is a pharmacist at Figliomeni
Pharmacy Care, and the groom
is a foreman at Canadian Pacific
Railroad.
2015
KAITLYN SCHMID Psy’15, after
setting a Division II record in
assist-to-turnover ratio for the
USciences’ women’s basketball
team, accepted the position
of graduate assistant coach at
Southern Mississippi.
IN MEMORIAM
Mark Scheffler P’79
Howard “Skip” D. Koup P’74
Kathy A. Smith P’77
Henry Mailinowkski P’68, MS’71, PhD’73
Richard D. Klinge P’74
Frank Rosolia BAC’50
David Phillip Gerard Vorozilchak P’73
Edward Tufankjian P’51
Charles Van Fleet P’59
Benjamin Margolis P’67, PharmD, JD
1946
IDA MAY ENGLEHART P’46 of
Camp Hill, passed away on
Saturday, October 10, 2015,
at Select Specialty Hospital,
Camp Hill. Born on December
16, 1926, in Upper Darby, PA,
she was the daughter of the late
Ross and Louisa (Brown) Ritter.
On September 13, 1947, she
married Richard T. Englehart,
who passed away in 2004.
Together they traveled to all 50
states and throughout the world.
Ida May was a 1943 graduate
of Upper Darby High School. In
1946, she received her bachelor
of science in pharmacy from
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
and Science. She worked in many
areas of pharmacy—community,
hospital, executive secretary of
the State Board of Pharmacy—
but her favorite was nursing
home consultant pharmacy.
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She maintained her pharmacy
license for over 65 years and
was the oldest pharmacist to
become certified in geriatric
pharmacy. She was a member
and past president of both
the Pennsylvania Pharmacists
Association and the Capital Area
Pharmacy Association. She was
also a member of the American
Pharmacists Association and a
Fellow of the American Society
of Consultant Pharmacists. In
addition, Ida May was a founding
member of KE’s (Kappa Epsilon)
Omicron Chapter.
1948
HERBERT HENRY GARDE P’48, of
Ventnor, NJ, and Boynton Beach,
FL, passed away on September
23, 2015, at the age of 92. He
was born in Philadelphia and was
a veteran of World War II. Herb
often attended events hosted by
Dorathy Osborne McAlanis P’76
William Davis P’46
Anthony G. Mortelliti P’51
John W. Pollard P’50
Herbert Stanley Garde P’48
Norma V. Varsos P’45
Jack Irwin Boyland P’56, MBA
Ida May Englehart P’46
Charles W. Gibley HonAlm’01
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the Office of Alumni Relations,
and he established the Marvin
Samson Center for the History of
Pharmacy at USciences in 1996.
He was a retired vice president
of McKesson Corporation and
served as a member of several
professional organizations.
dean of Misher College of Arts
and Sciences. He joined the
USciences family (then PCP&S)
in 1984 when the Division of
Arts and Sciences was formed.
While serving as dean of arts
and sciences, he also served as
dean of the graduate school and,
later, associate vice president
for academic affairs. Charlie was
instrumental in the founding of
the Teaching and Learning Center
and the submission of the state
application for University status.
In 2001, he received USciences
Honorary Alumnus Award. In
recognition of his commitment
and service, he was honored
with the dedication of the Dean’s
Conference Room located on
the second floor of Griffith Hall,
now referred to as the “Gibley
Conference Room,” in 2007.
He was a valued member of the
University community, and he will
be sorely missed.
2001
CHARLES W. GIBLEY, JR, PhD,
HonAlm’01, 80 years of age,
of Malvern, PA, passed away
on October 25, 2015. Beloved
husband of the late Regina M.
(nee Troy), loving father of Joseph
W. (Tracy), Marie T. Cimino (Ron),
Kevin C. (Joni), and Michael J.
Dear brother of Nancy Carlson,
Ray Gibley, and the late Donald
Gibley; also survived by his
grandchildren Matthew, Shannon,
Katie, Stephen, Sarah, and
Bridget and his great-grandson
Vincent. Charlie was the founding
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DEGREE/PROGRAM ABBREVIATIONS
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Name
Class
Address
City
StateZip
Work Phone
Home Phone
E-mail
q No
BACBacteriology
BCBiochemistry
BIBiology
BInfBioinformatics
BW
Biomedical Writing
CChemistry
CB
Cell Biology
CS
Computer Science
DPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy
DrOT
Doctor of Occupational
Therapy
ES
Environmental Science
ESWM
Exercise Science and
Wellness Management
HonAlm Honorary Alumnus/a
HonDSc Honorary Degree (Science)
HPsy
Health Psychology
HS
Health Science
HumSci Humanities and Science
IndP
Industrial Pharmacy
MBMicrobiology
MBA
Master of Business
Administration
MedC
Medicinal Chemistry
MOT Master of Occupational Therapy
MPH
Master of Public Health
MPT
Master of Physical Therapy
MS
Master of Science
MSPAS Master of Science in
Physician Assistant Studies
MT
Medical Technology
OrgC
Organic Chemistry
P
Bachelor of Science
in Pharmacy
PA
Physician Assistant
PAd
Pharmacy Administration
PharmD Doctor of Pharmacy
PhB
Pharmaceutical and
Healthcare Business
PhC
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
PhCogPharmacognosy
PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
PhG
Graduate in Pharmacy
(equivalent to P that is used today)
PhSci
Pharmaceutical Sciences
PhTechPharmaceutical
Technology
PH/TX
Pharmacology and
Toxicology
PHYSPhysics
PMMPharmaceutical
Marketing
and Management
PreProPre-Professional
PsyPsychology
STC
Certificate in
Science Teaching
TXToxicology
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